2004 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2004 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2003–04 basketball season.

2004 (2004) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteOman Arena
Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee
ChampionsSouthern Nazarene Crimson Storm (7th title, 9th title game,
13th Fab Four)
Runner-upOklahoma City Stars (7th title game,
7th Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearLori Carter (Southern Nazarene)
Player of the yearKesha Watson (Oklahoma City)
Chuck Taylor MVPNdeye Ndiaye (Southern Nazarene)
Top scorerKesha Watson (Oklahoma City)
(106 points)
NAIA Division I
women's tournaments
«2003 2005»

In a rematch of the 2003 final, defending champions Southern Nazarene defeated Oklahoma City in the championship game, 77–61, to claim the Crimson Storm's seventh NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.[1]

Qualification edit

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into one of four quadrants and seeded from 1 to 8 within each quadrant.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

Bracket edit

First round Second round Elite Eight Final Four National championship
               
1 Oklahoma City 86
8 Langston 49
1 Oklahoma City 66
4 Dillard 46
5 Trevecca Nazarene 53
4 Dillard 63
1 Oklahoma City 82
2 North Georgia 63
3 Campbellsville 67
6 Lubbock Christian 54
3 Campbellsville 60
2 North Georgia 70
7 Azusa Pacific 62
2 North Georgia 66
1 Oklahoma City 81
2 Houston Baptist 69
2 Houston Baptist 89
7 Montana Western 79
2 Houston Baptist 79
3 Columbia (MO) 66
6 Wayland Baptist 57
3 Columbia (MO) 71
2 Houston Baptist 74
1 Freed–Hardeman 61
4 Georgetown (KY) 60
5 John Brown 48
4 Georgetown (KY) 59
1 Freed–Hardeman 69
8 Biola 64
1 Freed–Hardeman 80
1 Oklahoma City 61
1 Southern Nazarene 77
1 Vanguard 63
8 Saint Xavier 51
1 Vanguard 82
5 Oklahoma Christian 64
5 Oklahoma Christian 69
4 Xavier Louisiana 55
1 Vanguard 61
2 Brescia 65
3 Cumberlands (KY) 45
6 Westmont 69
6 Westmont 42
2 Brescia 43
7 Carroll (MT) 56
2 Brescia 64
2 Brescia 59
1 Southern Nazarene 66
2 Union (TN) 72
7 McKendree 61
2 Union (TN) 68
3 Auburn Montgomery 47
6 Oklahoma Baptist 55
3 Auburn Montgomery 61
2 Union (TN) 66
1 Southern Nazarene 82
4 Point Loma Nazarene 75
5 Lindsey Wilson 61
4 Point Loma Nazarene 56
1 Southern Nazarene 73
8 Claflin 46
1 Southern Nazarene 72

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 17, 2022.